Education Review-a journal of book reviews


	
 
		
   

  Education Review


Volume 16 2009



	
Prince, Gregory, S., Jr. (2008). Teach them to challenge authority: Educating for healthy societies. 
 Reviewed by Jennifer Mahon, University of Nevada, Reno 




	
Domine, Vanessa Elaine. (2009). Rethinking Technology in Schools.  Reviewed by Paul A. Asunda, Southern Illinois University




	
Urban, Wayne J. and Wagoner Jr., Jennings L. (2009). American Education: A History (4th ed.). 
 Reviewed by Jeffrey Aaron Snyder, New York University 





	
Chisholm, Linda and Steiner-Khamsi, Gita (Eds.). (2009) South-South Cooperation in Education & Development. 
 Reviewed by Krystyann Krywko, Teachers College, Columbia 




	
Forsey, Martin; Davies, Scott & Walford, Geoffrey (Eds.) (2008).  The Globalisation of School Choice? 
 Reviewed by Joshua Hall, Beloit College 




	
Major, Marc R. (2008). The Teacher's Survival Guide: Real Classroom Dilemmas and Practical Solutions. 
 Reviewed by Eduardo Cavieres Fernández, University of Wisconsin 




	
Dupree, Anne Profitt (2009). Speaking Up: The Unintended Cost of Free Speech in Public Schools. 
 Reviewed by Spencer C. Weiler, University of Northern Colorado 





	
Torres, Carlos Alberto. (2008) Education and Neoliberal Globalization. 
 Reviewed by Carlos R. Ruano, Department of Indian & Northern Affairs, Canada 




	
Des Jarlais, Cheryl Woolsey. (2008).Western Structures Meet Native Traditions: The Interfaces of Educational Cultures.
  Reviewed by Linda R. Vogel, University of Northern Colorado




	
Gándara, Patricia & Contreras, Frances. (2009). The Latino Education Crisis: The Consequences of Failed Social Policies. 
 Reviewed by Billie Gastic, University of Massachusetts, Boston




	
Hickman, Richard (Ed.) (2008). Research in Art & Design Education: Issues and Exemplars. 
 Reviewed by Janine Johnson, Auckland University of Technology 





	
Vigil, James Diego. (2007)  The Projects: Gang and Non-Gang Families in East Los Angeles. 
 Reviewed by Carlos Pérez, Chapman University 




	
Ball, Stephen J. (2008). The Education Debate: Policy and Politics in the Twenty-First Century. 
 Reviewed by Rucheeta Kulkarni, Arizona State University




	
Fiese, Bryan. (2008). No Teacher Left Behind: Keeping Up With and Captivating “Generation Next� in the Classroom. 
 Reviewed by Diana D’Amico, New York University 




	
Creamer, Chris & King, Matt. (2008). Ownership, Leadership, and Management: A Mindset for Transforming American Public Education. 
 Reviewed by Linda R. Vogel, University of Northern Colorado 





	
Christenbury, Leila, Bomer, Randy, & Smagorinsky, Peter (Eds.). (2009). Handbook of Adolescent Literacy Research. 
 Reviewed by Ryan R. Kelly, Iowa State University




	
Borthwick, A., & Pierson, M. (Eds.). (2008). Transforming Classroom Practice: Professional Development Strategies in Educational Technology. 
 Reviewed by Michele Jacobsen, University of Calgary 




	
Eaton, Susan (2006) The Children in Room E4: American Education on Trial. 
 Reviewed by Kristina Hoffman, California State University, Stanislaus 




	
Au, Wayne. (2009) Unequal by Design: High-Stakes Testing and the Standardization of Inequality. 
 Reviewed by Victor L. Willson, Texas A&M University





	
Gabbard, David A. & Ross, E. Wayne (Eds.) (2009).  Education Under the Security State. 
 Reviewed by Sam Rocha, Ohio State University




	
Anderson, Phillip. (2009). Pedagogy. 
 Reviewed by L. L. Aull, University of Michigan 




	
Levin, Ben. (2008) How to Change 5000 Schools. A Practical and Positive Approach for Leading Change at Every Level. 
 Reviewed by Ruth Rees, Queen’s University, Canada 




	
Mathison, Sandra & Ross, E. Wayne (Eds.) (2009) Battleground: Schools. 
 Reviewed by Nancy C. Patterson, Bowling Green State University 





	
Gause, C. P. (2008). Integration Matters: Navigating Identity, Culture, and Resistance. 
 Reviewed by Adria Hoffman, Virginia Commonwealth University 




	
Bloome, David; Carter, Stephanie Power; Christian, Beth Morton; Madrid, Samara; Otto, Sheila; 
Shuart-Faris, Nora & Smith, Mandy (with Susan Goldman and Douglas Macbeth). (2008). 
Discourse Analysis in Classrooms: Approaches to Language and Literacy Research. 
 Reviewed by Pat Gross, University of Scranton 




	
Nuthall, Graham (2007). The Hidden Lives of Learners. 
 Reviewed by Catherine Scott, Australian Council for Educational Research 




	
Piper, Heather & Stronach, Ian. (2008). Don't Touch! The Educational Story of a Panic. 
 Reviewed by Ruth Rees, Queen’s University, Canada 





	
Wei, Li & Moyer, Melissa G. (Eds.), (2008). The Blackwell Guide to Research Methods in Bilingualism and Multilingualism. 
 Reviewed by Dennis Odo, University of British Columbia





	
Normore, Anthony. (Ed.). (2008). Leadership for Social Justice.
  Reviewed by Paul A. Crutcher, Michigan State University 





	
Feinberg, Walter and Lubienski, Christopher (Eds). School Choice Policies and Outcomes: Empirical and Philosophical Perspectives. 
 Reviewed by Quentin Wheeler-Bell, University of Wisconsin 





	
Archibald, Jo-Ann. (2008). Indigenous Storywork: Educating the Heart, Mind, Body, and Spirit. 
 Reviewed by John K. Snake 





	
Peters, Michael A. & Biesta, Gert. (2008). Derrida, Deconstruction and the Politics of Pedagogy. 
 Reviewed by Elsie Szecsy, Arizona State University 





	
Phelps, Richard P. (Ed.) (December, 2008). Correcting fallacies about educational and psychological testing. 
 Reviewed by Caven S. Mcloughlin and Heather Doyle, Kent State University





	
Cuban, Larry. (2009). Hugging the Middle: How Teachers Teach in an Era of Testing and Accountability. 
 Reviewed by Whitney McComis, Stanford University 





	
Marshall, Jeff C. (2008). Overcoming Student Apathy: Motivating Students for Academic Success. 
 Reviewed by Christopher Emmerson-Pace, Southern Connecticut State University 





	
Hanson, Mark (2008). Economic Development, Education, and Transnational Corporations. 
 Reviewed by James Jackson, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 





	
Oakes, Jeannie & Saunders, Marisa. (2008). Beyond Tracking: Multiple Pathways to College, Career, and Civic Participation. 
 Reviewed by Gabriel Ramón Serna, University of Kentucky 





	
Gersmehl, Phil. (2008) Teaching Geography (2nd Edition) 
 Reviewed by Andrew Milson, University of North Texas





	
Compton, Mary and Weiner, Lois (Eds.) (2008) The Global Assault on Teaching, Teachers, and Their Unions: Stories for Resistance. 
 Reviewed by Suzana Feldens Schwertner , Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (Brazil) 





	
Rey, Olivier. (2006). Une Folle Solitude : Le Fantasme de l'Homme Auto-construit (A Foolish Solitude: The Fantasy of the Self-made Man)].
  Reviewed by Olivier Renard, Research Council, Sultanate of Oman 





	
Kanu, Yatta (Ed.) ( 2006) Curriculum as Cultural Practice: Postcolonial Imaginations. 
 Reviewed by Raj Sanghera, Simon Fraser University





	
Lin, Ann Chih & Harris, David R. (2008) The Colors of Poverty: Why Racial and Ethnic Disparities Exist. 
 Reviewed by Steve Charbonneau, California State University, Stanislaus 





	
Ryan, Katherine E. and Shepard, Lorrie A. (Eds.) (2008). The Future of Test-Based Educational Accountability. 
 Reviewed by William L. Brown, Michigan Department of Education 





	
Epstein, Terrie (2009). Interpreting National History: Race, Identity, and Pedagogy in Classrooms and Communities. 
 Reviewed by Alexander Cuenca, University of Georgia 





	
Pajares, Frank & Urdan, Tim. (Eds.). (2008). The Ones We Remember: Scholars Reflect on Teachers Who Made a Difference. 
 Reviewed by Jennifer R. Fruend-Moberly, University of Missouri at St. Louis & Deborah A. Moberly, University of Memphis 





	
Moss, Pamela A.; Pullin, Diana C.; Gee, James P.; Haertel, Edward H. & Young, Lauren J. (Eds.). (2008). Assessment, Equity, and Opportunity to Learn.  Reviewed by Orlena Broomes & Ruth A. Childs, University of Toronto





	
Bieze, Michael. (2008). Booker T. Washington and the Art of Self-Representation. 
 Reviewed by Margie Ruppel, University of Southern Indiana 





	
Coppola, Raymond T. (2008).  Empowering Children for Success: How Parents and Teachers Can Open the Door of Success for Every Child! 
 Reviewed by Rui Niu, University of Scranton





	
Smyth, John; Angus, Lawrence; Down, Barry; & Mcinerney, Peter. (2008). Critically Engaged Learning: Connecting to Young Lives. 
 Reviewed by Mary Anne Drinkwater, University of Toronto 





	
Villegas, Malia; Neugebauer, Sabina Rak & Venegas, Kerry R. (Eds.). (2008) Indigenous Knowledge and Education: Sites of Struggle, Strength, and Survivance.  Reviewed by Lesley Graybeal, University of Georgia 





	
Hoy, Wayne & DiPaola, Michael (Eds.) (2008) Improving Schools: Studies in Leadership and Culture. 
 Reviewed by Curtis Brewer, Clemson University 





	
Jewett, Laura M. (2008). A Delicate Dance: Autoethnography, Curriculum, and the Semblance of Intimacy. 
 Reviewed by Adria Hoffman, University of Maryland 





	
Tatto, Maria Teresa (Ed.) (2007).  Reforming Teaching Globally. 
 Reviewed by Sarah A. Robert & Amanda S. Smith, University at Buffalo 





	
Menken, K. (2008). English Learners Left Behind: Standardized Testing as Language Policy. 
 Reviewed by Betsy Gilliland, University of California, Davis 





	
Wagner, Tony. (2008).  The Global Achievement Gap. 
 Reviewed by Brenda L. H. Marina & Hsiu-Lien Lu, Georgia Southern University 





	
Childress, Stacey, Elmore, Richard F., Grossman, Allen S. & Johnson, Susan M. (Eds). (2007). Managing School Districts for High Performance: Cases in Public Education Leadership. 
 Reviewed by Sharon Harsh, Edvantia, Inc.





	
Bousquet, Marc. (2008). How the University Works: Higher Education and the Low-Wage Nation. 
 Reviewed by Kelly T. Winters & Rebecca Ropers-Huilman, University of Minnesota 





	
Conley, Mark W.; Freidhoff, Joseph R. ; Sherry, Michael B. & Tuckey, Steven F. (Eds) (2008) Meeting the Challenge of Adolescent Literacy: Research We Have, Research We Need. 
 Reviewed by Garth Cooper, Michigan State & Rui Niu, University of Scranton





	
Eisenmann, Linda. (2006) Higher Education for Women in Postwar America, 1945 - 1965. 
 Reviewed by Lisa Rudi, University of Pennsylvania 





	
Cuban, Larry. (2008). Frogs into Princes: Writings on School Reform. 
 Reviewed by Alexandra Rolfsmeyer, Michigan State University





	
Shultz, B.D. (2008). Spectacular Things Happen Along the Way: Lessons from an Urban Classroom. 
 Reviewed by Cara Zurzolo, University of Toronto





	
Shim, T. Youn-Ja; Kim, Min-Sun & Martin, Judith N. (2008) Changing Korea: Understanding Culture and Communication. 
 Reviewed by Seokju Yoon, Michigan State University





	
Marx, Sherry. (2006). Revealing the Invisible: Confronting Passive Racism in Teacher Education. 
 Reviewed by Soria E. Colomer, University of Georgia





	
Thompson, L. K. & Campbell, M. K. (Eds.) (2008). Diverse Methodologies in the Study of Music Teaching and Learning. 
 Reviewed by Adria Hoffman, University of Maryland 





	
Harris, Belinda (2007). Supporting the Emotional Work of School Leaders. 
 Reviewed by Robbie J. Steward, Michigan State University





	
Hess, Frederick M. (ed.) (2008).  When Research Matters: How Scholarship Influences Education Policy. 
 Reviewed by Mark Oromaner





	
Marsh, Herbert W.; Craven, Rhonda G. & McInerney, Dennis M. (Eds) (2008) Self-Processes, Learning, and Enabling Human Potential: Dynamic New Approaches.  Reviewed by Sharon Harsh, Edvantia, Inc.





	
Mortenson, Greg and Relin, David Oliver. (2007). Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace … One school at a Time. 
 Reviewed by Paul Smyth, College of the North Atlantic, Doha, Qatar 





	
Estanek, Sandra M.; Meyer, Robert S.; Wankel, Laura A. & Wright, Edward P. (Eds.). (2008). Reading the Signs: Using Case Studies to Discuss Student Life Issues at Catholic Colleges and Universities in the United States. 
 Reviewed by Marcia Kennard Kiessling, University of North Carolina, Charlotte 





	
Springgay, Stephanie. (2008). Body Knowledge and Curriculum: Pedagogies of Touch in Youth and Visual Culture. 
 Reviewed by Stephanie Baer, University of Nebraska-Lincoln 





	
McKay, Sandra Lee & Bokhorse-Heng, Wendy D. (2008). International English in Its Sociolinguistic Contexts: Towards a Socially Sensitive EIL Pedagogy.  Reviewed by Na Liu, Arizona State University 





	Model Minority Myth Revisited: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Demystifying Asian American Educational Experiences. 
 Reviewed by Mitchell J. Chang, University of California, Los Angeles





	
Watson, L. W., Terrell, M. C., Wright, D. J., Bonner, F. A., Cuyjet, M. J., Gold, J. A., et al. (2002). How Minority Students Experience College: Implications for Planning and Policy. 
 Reviewed by Paul Ruiz, Arizona State University 





	
Sternberg, Robert J. (2003). Wisdom, Intelligence, and Creativity Synthesized. 
 Reviewed by June Schmieder-Ramirez, Pepperdine University 





	
Amin, N., & Dei, S.G. (Eds). (2007) The Poetics of Anti-Racism. 
 Reviewed by Laurelle Jno Baptiste, University of Toronto 





	
Shaffer, David W. (2006). How Computer Games Help Children Learn. 
 Reviewed by Curtis Lee, University of Colorado at Denver 





	
Sternberg, Robert J. and Sternberg, Karin. (2008) The Nature of Hate. 
 Reviewed by Catherine Scott, Swinburne University of Technology 





	
Noddings, Nel. (2007). Critical Lessons: What Our Schools Should Teach. 
 Reviewed by Emily Ackman, Arizona State University 





	
Bjork, C., Johnston, D. K., and Ross, H. (Eds.) (2007). Taking teaching seriously: How liberal arts colleges prepare teachers to meet today’s educational challenges in schools. 
 Reviewed by Kimberly A. Eversman, Arizona State University 





	
Sternberg, Robert J.; Kaufman, James C.; & Grigorenko, Elena L. (2008) Applied Intelligence. 
 Reviewed by Catherine Scott, Swinburne University of Technology, Australia





	
Dowdy-Kilgour, J. (2008). PhD Stories: Conversations with My Sisters. 
 Reviewed by Ezella McPherson, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign